Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival
Chinese government sources document successive Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival openings on January 5, including the 40th edition in 2024, 41st in 2025 and 42nd in 2026.
Date and recurrence
5 January opening date
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Harbin, Heilongjiang, China / international municipal ice-and-snow festival. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Harbin Ice Festival
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Sources
- State Council of China — 41st Harbin International Ice and Snow FestivalNational Government
- State Council Information Office — 42nd festival 2026National Government
Frequently asked questions
When is Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival?
5 January opening date The stored recurrence guidance is: 5 January (festival opening); refresh closing dates and programme because weather and schedules vary.
Does Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Harbin, Heilongjiang, China / international municipal ice-and-snow festival. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival?
The stored designation basis is: Chinese government sources document successive Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival openings on January 5, including the 40th edition in 2024, 41st in 2025 and 42nd in 2026.. Supporting provenance includes State Council of China — 41st Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to China. Its fuller verified scope is: Harbin, Heilongjiang, China / international municipal ice-and-snow festival.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.
Other observances on January 5
These records also resolve to January 5, 2027 under the current authority data.
National Bird Day
The Avian Welfare Coalition states it established National Bird Day on January 5 as a day of action and education concerning captive birds.
National Screenwriters Day
ScreenwritingU announced National Screenwriters Day for January 5 and identifies itself as the creator; current observance registry material retains the January 5 date.